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> [Understand, my own politics aren't necessarily interchangeable with what any of my characters believe. You could take each of the characters in On the Ropes, and I'd probably be in sympathy with a different one on any given day, depending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/understand-my-own-politics-aren-t-necessarily-interchangeable-with/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

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## More by James Vance

> [I'm not sure I can name a kind of story that wouldn't work in comics form. It's words and images, and we've been telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/i-m-not-sure-i-can-name-a-kind-of-story-that-wouldn-t-work-in-comics/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [But knowing that the world had come full circle to our Depression story didn't change the way we worked on it, or encourage us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/but-knowing-that-the-world-had-come-full-circle-to-our-depression/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [I've been asked if I'd consider doing Ropes as a straight novel - which is flattering, I suppose - but I can't imagine why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/i-ve-been-asked-if-i-d-consider-doing-ropes-as-a-straight-novel-which/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [If you think of- of the rhetoric of - of modern Democrats, it's often so focused on government that people don't accept - I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/if-you-think-of-of-the-rhetoric-of-of-modern-democrats-it-s-often-so/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [For all the idealism that propels him through the story, if you read between the lines you may see that at a moment which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/for-all-the-idealism-that-propels-him-through-the-story-if-you-read/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [Understand, my own politics aren't necessarily interchangeable with what any of my characters believe. You could take each of the characters in On the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/understand-my-own-politics-aren-t-necessarily-interchangeable-with/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [Well, I think it's just remarkable how wrong the conventional wisdom was. It was utterly shocking that Donald Trump won to people who live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/well-i-think-it-s-just-remarkable-how-wrong-the-conventional-wisdom/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [When the president talks about tax reform, he talks about the people who will benefit. He talks about American jobs. He talks about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/when-the-president-talks-about-tax-reform-he-talks-about-the-people/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [There's a certain pressure you put on yourself to use the comics page to full advantage that can focus your mind to a pinpoint,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/there-s-a-certain-pressure-you-put-on-yourself-to-use-the-comics-page/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [I did a lot of work with early 20th century attitudes, the kind of superficial notions and behavior that prompt people who don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/i-did-a-lot-of-work-with-early-20th-century-attitudes-the-kind-of/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [What a lot of folks feel - and some of the other commenters have mentioned this - is that there isn't a very clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/what-a-lot-of-folks-feel-and-some-of-the-other-commenters-have/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [I think that what was genius about the politics of Trump's campaign is that he focused on workers and he focused on jobs. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/i-think-that-what-was-genius-about-the-politics-of-trump-s-campaign/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [The idea wasn't to make a direct political statement since the current economic collapse hadn't begun when we started on the book. The parallels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/the-idea-wasn-t-to-make-a-direct-political-statement-since-the/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [My personal beliefs were shaped more by experience and by watching the news when I was young: images of angelic-looking college students in Mississippi…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/my-personal-beliefs-were-shaped-more-by-experience-and-by-watching/)

[James Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vance/)

> [The issue that's really, really concerning is that you have eight million prime age men who have dropped out of the labor force, folks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vance/the-issue-that-s-really-really-concerning-is-that-you-have-eight/)

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